Prescription Preferences

The Prescription tab of the Preferences dialog allows you to select various preferences when prescribing medications such as the number of prescriptions that will print on a page, the prescription format, drug interaction settings, the default destination for prescriptions, and the user who will receive unmatched refill requests. Use the following steps to configure the prescription preferences.

 

 

  1. Click Edit > Preferences.
     

  2. Click the Prescription tab.
     

  3. In the Printing section, select the Prescriptions per Page, and then check the Print prescription savings material when prescribing from the Facesheet option and/or the Do not print savings when patient is registered for the patient portal option, if applicable.

    When the Print prescription savings material when prescribing from the Facesheet option is checked, the Print patient prescription savings materials option in the Prescribe Medication dialog will default as checked when prescribing and renewing medications via the patient’s facesheet. When this option is unchecked, the Print patient prescription savings materials option will default unchecked when prescribing and renewing medications via the patient’s facesheet. You have the ability to override this option on an individual basis in the Prescribe Medication dialog. This allows you to choose whether or not to print applicable patient saving (ScriptGuide and eCopay) materials when prescribing and renewing medications via the facesheet when the patient is typically not present.

    When the Do not print savings when patient is registered for the patient portal option is checked, and a patient is registered and activated for the ChartMaker® PatientPortal, the Print patient prescription savings materials option in the Prescribe Medication dialog will default as checked when prescribing and renewing medications. When this option is unchecked, the Print patient prescription savings materials option will default unchecked when prescribing and renewing medications. You have the ability to override this option on an individual basis in the Prescribe Medication dialog. This allows you to choose not to print applicable patient saving (ScriptGuide and eCopay) materials when prescribing and renewing medications if a patient is registered and activated for the ChartMaker® PatientPortal, as applicable patient saving materials are automatically uploaded to the patient’s PatientPortal account regardless of how this preference is configured.

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  4. In the Rx Format field, browse to the Prescription Format.  The format is used for printing medical prescriptions and will be based on your state and the type of prescription paper you are using.

    NOTE: Additional fields within the prescription layout are required when prescribing controlled substances. The Clinical application comes with six prescription layouts that contain theses additional fields that are required to successfully prescribe controlled substances: CMDefaultSmallEPCS.cml, De1EPCS.cml, NjStandardEPCS.cml, NyBlankEPCS.cml, NyStandardEPCS.cml, and Va1EPCS.cml. Prior to printing prescriptions for controlled substances, you will need to update the Rx Format field to one of these options.
     

  5. In the Procedure Format field, the PROCDefaultSmall.cml file will appear. This field cannot be modified. If the Use Procedure Format option is selected, the system will use the legacy PROCDefaultSmall.cml format when printing procedure orders. If the Use Procedure Format option is not selected, the system will use the default format when printing procedure orders.
     

  6. In the Drug Interaction Setting field, click the None, Contraindicated Only, Contraindicated and Severe, or Contraindicated, Severe and Moderate radio button for the level of drug interaction warnings you would like displayed.
     

  7. In the Default Destination field, click the Printer or E-Prescribe radio button to select a default method in which the prescriptions will be printed or sent. This setting can be overridden on an individual basis by selecting a different method via the patient's face sheet when printing/sending a prescription.
     

  8. In the E-Rx default user to receive unmatchable refill requests field, select the appropriate User.
     

  9. Check the Display ePA warning message when eligibility is not returned option, if applicable. When this option is activated, an ePA Not Completed warning message will appear whenever the user clicks the Next button in the Prescribe Medication screen before the eligibility information containing the ePA requirement status has been retrieved, and thereby alerting the user that the ePA functionality may be forgone.

    NOTE: The Rx Format, Use Procedure Format, Drug Interaction Setting, Default Destination, and  Display ePA warning message when eligibility is not returned preferences are user-specific settings and will be based upon whichever user is currently logged onto the system when the change to the preference is made.
     

  10. Click the Set button.  

     

  11. When finished, click the OK button.